Medical Terminology Final Exam 3

Caused By

100

 This MOST likely to cause a stroke (by an occlusion) or a heart attack (infarction)?

embolus

200

A type of hyperpituitarism that causes abnormal growth of bones and tissues of the face and extremities is:

acromegaly.

300

The term tibiometry means:

(BREAK IT DOWN)

measurement of the tibia.

400

a high-pitched upper airway sound, heard without a stethoscope, that indicates airway obstruction?

(HINT: STARTS WITH A "S"

stridor

500

volvulus, intussusception & adhesions are all caused by a ___________  ___________. 

Bowel Obstruction

Name That Disorder

100

a type of heart rhythm abnormality

 atrial fibrillation

200

means heart condition that results in lung congestion and dyspnea?

congestive heart failure

300

hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood, resulting in an abnormally small-sized adult.

(hint: little people)

dwarfism

400

 a compression of median nerve causing pain or numbness in wrist, hand, and fingers?

carpal tunnel syndrome

500

This condition is most likely to block a patient's airway?

(hint: the word has edema in it)

epiglottedema

Combining Form & Disease

100

Which combining form means digestion?

pept/o

200

Which combining form means renal pelvis?

pyel/o

300

STI caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

gonorrhea

400

Medical term for a nosebleed. 

 epistaxis

500

blood pressure that is consistently higher than 140 systolic, 90 diastolic, or both.

hypertension

Name That Test or Procedure

100

To detect gastrointestinal bleeding, the physician may order

fecal occult test

200

excision or surgical removal of a parathyroid gland?

(break down your word)

parathyroidectomy 

300

The term puboprostatic indicates:

pertaining to the pubis and prostate.

400

The term urinometer means:

(WHAT DOES THE FIRST PART & LAST PART OF THE WORD MEAN)

an instrument for measuring urine.

500

a partial or complete blockage of the small or large intestine.

 bowel obstruction

True or False

100

These all involve the arm or shoulder:

carpal tunnel syndrome., adhesive capsulitis., rotator cuff tear.

True

200

The abbreviation of LFT is for LEFT

False

300

implantation of the placenta in the lower uterine segment rather than the central or upper portion of the uterine wall is called ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE

FALSE

400

A contracture is fibrosis of connective tissue that decreases mobility of a joint.

True

500

acute, life-threatening condition of lung injury that develops secondary to some other lung trauma or disorder? 

acute respiratory distress syndrome